Hundreds Protest Eric Garner Decision At Boston Common Tree Lighting
Demonstrators began marching around the streets of Boston Thursday afternoon to protest the Eric Garner case.
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Demonstrators began marching around the streets of Boston Thursday afternoon to protest the Eric Garner case.
Things got a little loud around Boston City Hall Monday afternoon as cab drivers protested outside before a hearing inside on Uber and LYFT.
State Police say 51 people were arrested in Boston late Tuesday night during protests of a grand jury's decision not to indict a white Ferguson, Missouri, officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager.
Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans sent a message addressed to college students Thursday asking that any demonstrations be responsible and peaceful.
A few thousand Market Basket workers and customers rallied outside a store in Tewksbury Tuesday to pressure management to reinstate the company's former chief executive or accept his offer to buy the company.
Market Basket protesters plan to hold their final rally on Friday in Tewksbury, according to group organizers.
Picketers aren't stopping shoppers outside several local Market Basket supermarkets, but the empty shelves inside are driving many away.
An estimated 1,000 people have shown up at Market Basket supermarket chain headquarters in a show of support for the company's former chief executive.
Nearly two dozen protesters were arrested outside the Suffolk County Detention Center on Thursday after they formed a human chain blocking the front door to the facility.
Organizers of the fast-food protests for higher wages on Tuesday shifted their sights to another issue affecting workers: practices they say amount to "wage theft."
The recent announcement that the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant would close at the end of 2014 has focused renewed attention on the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth.
Protesters are rallying in Boston to oppose any U.S. or NATO military action in Syria.
One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, people gathered for nationwide rallies to press for changes to self-defense laws and for federal civil rights charges against the former neighborhood watch leader.
About 500 people demonstrated at Boston City Hall on Saturday in support of pro-democracy protesters in Turkey.
As the House began debating the transportation financing bill Monday, hundreds of senior citizens blocked traffic on Beacon Street in protest.
A crowd of activists gathered in Copley Square Saturday afternoon to mark the second anniversary of the uprising in Syria, calling for greater U.S. intervention.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee gave the public 30 minutes' notice for this year's tree lighting ceremony at the Statehouse, saying he wanted to avoid what happened last year when protesters crashed the event and it devolved into chaos.
Wal-Mart workers in nine states staged protests and walkouts Friday, including in Massachusetts.
As the liberal American press and ultra-liberal bloggers inundate the Internet and newsprints with criticisms of what Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential challenger to President Barack Obama, said about Obama during the Libyan attacks and murders, throngs of foreign press and few American outlets tell the real story involved with the White House's role in the incidents that we now know could have been prevented.
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After a mostly quiet few months for Occupy Boston, the movement's local contingent has a day of protests planned for May 1, as part of a call for global demonstrations by the group.
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Massachusetts Senator John Kerry jokingly weighed in on the arrests of his congressional colleagues on Friday.
A controversial bill to eliminate gay marriage has not been scheduled for a vote, but both sides are preparing for a fight.
Adjunct professors, who are in contract negotiations are protesting the $425,000 salary for outgoing UMass President Jack Wilson's sabbatical.
A small business in Marblehead, Massachusetts decided the dollars aren't worth the safety risk. That's why they refuse to sell e-bikes to anyone 17 years old or younger because of the rising statistics on deadly or dangerous crashes.
It was an ugly night for the Patriots in Cleveland as their backups were beaten handily by the Browns.
Neighbors in Jamaica Plain say construction at English High School has taken far too long.
While 12 jurors will decide Lindsay Clancy's fate, people outside the courtroom have been reaching their own conclusions.
Lindsay Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children and said she was suffering form postpartum psychosis. A jury is deliberating.
The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Massachusetts started deliberations Thursday after closing arguments were presented.
While 12 jurors will decide Lindsay Clancy's fate, people outside the courtroom have been reaching their own conclusions.
Lindsay Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children and said she was suffering form postpartum psychosis. A jury is deliberating.
Neighbors in Jamaica Plain say construction at English High School has taken far too long.
A small business in Marblehead, Massachusetts decided the dollars aren't worth the safety risk. That's why they refuse to sell e-bikes to anyone 17 years old or younger because of the rising statistics on deadly or dangerous crashes.
In Massachusetts, one high school explained steps it has taken to try and reduce head injuries.
This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
A windshield replacement error knocked out the safety features in Meg Burke's car. When she paid nearly $500 to get it fixed, she couldn't get Safelite to pay her back, so she called the I-Team's Call for Action.
A man accused of heading up a violent gang is facing witness intimidation charges after he allegedly threatened a Massachusetts State Police trooper.
A young Roxbury mom says her car was supposed to be in an auto repair shop; instead, it was out on the road and it came back with more issues.
The device was found in the shower area of a women's locker room at Mass General Brigham's off-campus research lab facility.
Apartment rental scams are rising in the Boston area, according to the FBI. They said there have been nearly 500 victims.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
It was an ugly night for the Patriots in Cleveland as their backups were beaten handily by the Browns.
Javier Sanoja had three hits and drove in a run, Ryan Gusto limited Boston to four hits in 5 2/3 innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Red Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Boston has won 14 of its last 20 games and taken 3 straight series heading into Wednesday's finale.
With the regular season approaching, it doesn't seem like the New England Patriots and Christian Gonzalez are within striking distance of a new contract.
The rate is much higher than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.